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TONY HALE FACING HIS FEARS
People US
|June 17, 2024
THE EMMY-WINNING ACTOR IS ON AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER WITH HIS NEW FILM INSIDE OUT 2 AND AS A DAD WATCHING HIS DAUGHTER GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
Just how qualified is Tony Hale to play the role of Fear in Inside Out 2? “Well, I’ve had a lot of experience with it,” quips the actor, 53. In fact, he doesn’t need to look far for a recent source of fright in his life: A few weeks before the Disney and Pixar sequel’s June 14 release, the Emmy-winning Veep star and his wife, Martel Thompson, began the process of becoming empty nesters as their child graduated from high school.
“We’re taking it day-to-day,” says Hale of sending 18-year-old daughter Loy Ann off to college later this summer. “I am now grappling with my own transition in it all. Because we were a little unit, and now she’s going off and having independence. And we want her to have independence! But at the same time I’m like, ‘No, I want to be attached to your hip and make all your choices for you.’” He’s joking on that last point—mostly. “I’ll be surprised if I don’t rent the dorm room next to her,” says Hale with a laugh. “I’m going to get a meal card.”
Luckily Hale and his wife have a strong support system to help navigate the seismic transition. They regularly attend therapy, both together and separately, and are committed Christians: “Our faith is important to us,” says Hale, who grew up and fell in love with theater as a kid in Tallahassee, Fla. Thompson is an Emmy-winning makeup artist, and Hale is busier than ever in Hollywood, with roles this year alone in Jerry Seinfeld’s movie
This story is from the June 17, 2024 edition of People US.
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